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Suits Up, Geeks Down: The Latest Tech Hiring Numbers

Hires of software developers and web designers slowed last week, while tech and new media company hires for Director level positions increased substantially over the six weeks prior. Developers and designers still remained among the season’s most in-demand people in tech while marketing and IT firms saw big increases in hires. A whole lot of surprising hires we’ve been seeing in the publishing world (new and old) finally slowed down this week.

We’ve tracked these and other interesting stats and stories about people still getting jobs at a time of economic downturn. Check out our chart-laden full coverage of this season’s new hires in tech and new media over at our hiring news site Jobwire.

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